Montessori Research Library

Researchers are increasingly contributing to the body of knowledge about Montessori education. In the AMS Research Library, you will find scholarly resources curated from a range of platforms. Look for:

Dissertations and theses vetted by college and university faculty for appropriate research methods and conclusions.

Peer-reviewed journal articles, the foundation of scholarly research because they are considered to be the most rigorous and valid sources of information.

White papers authored by members of the AMS Research Committee that address issues of importance to Montessorians.

Action research projects reporting on research designed and conducted by practitioners to solve an immediate problem or improve their own practice.

The objective of this research is to present an innovative curriculum design proposal for the learning of English as a second language in Hispanic immigrant adults with low academic and socioeconomic levels living in the Unites States of America by adapting the philosophy and some tools of the Montessori method.

The goal of action research is to generate knowledge that is specifically relevant to the local setting and successfully changes practice, while the goal of traditional research is to produce knowledge that can be generalized to the field. Learn about how to apply the basic principles of action research in Montessori classrooms here.

Is it possible to develop a progress report aligning Montessori materials to child development benchmarks to increase parent understanding of materials and to give teachers a means of reporting growth that is systematic and consistent?

By incorporating art alongside math, this teacher as researcher found that Upper Elementary student engagement in mathematics increased over time as students became more confident in both their art and math skills.